Complete Guide to the Marimar Cast: Roles, Current Status, and Faq
One structural element that separated Marimar from other Televisa melodramas was Pulgoso, a scruffy canine companion who provided dry comedic commentary through internal monologues. Audiences could hear Pulgoso’s thoughts, though Marimar herself could only read his body language. The canine character became a marketing juggernaut, generating stuffed animals, comic strips, and soundtrack appearances.
The voice belonged to Carlos Becerril, an accomplished Mexican voice director and dubbing actor. Becerril voiced iconic localized characters throughout the 1970s and 1980s, including Fred Flintstone and classic anime protagonists. To capture Pulgoso's cynicism, Becerril adopted a gravelly, working-class cadence that commented on human absurdity with biting wit. The dog on set, a mixed-breed rescue trained specifically for television, followed off-camera sausages dangling from boom poles to look in specific directions while Becerril synced his voice tracks in post-production.
Becerril retired from full-time voice acting after decades of directing Spanish dubs for international studios. Pulgoso's cynical one-liners remain a favorite nostalgic reference across TikTok and YouTube shorts, showing how an unusual narrative device helped cement the show's identity.